String of shootings in Middletown over last two weeks are related, police say

String of shootings in Middletown over last two weeks are related, police say

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Updated: 5:52 PM EST Nov 30, 2016

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-- SHOOTINGS HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF
HAND.
THE POLICE CHIEF SAYS THIS IS
NOT NORMAL AND ITUNACCEPTABLE.
THE MESSAGE TONIGHT IS PUT YOUR
GUNS DOWN.
FLYING BULLETS-HAVE SHATTERED
WINDOWS-WALLS -AND A FAMILIES
SENSE OF SECURITY.
THESE SHOTS CAME ONE AFT THE
OTHER AFTER THE OTHER TER THE
OTHER.
THIS STRAY BULLET STILL STUCK
IN ALISA HAUSER'S UPSTAIRS
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ON CHARLES
STREET
THE MIDDLETOWN POLICEHIEF SAYS
IN THE LAST 8 DAYS, 7 PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN SHOT AND 50 ROUNDS
HAVBEEN FIRED.
INVESTIGATORS SAY TWO FEUDING
GROUPS ARE BEHIND THE CHAO
>> NOW WHAT KIND OF SENSE DOES
THAT MAKE?
WHAT KIND OF SENSE DOES THAT
MAKE.
TAMMY: HOMES WERE RIDDLED WITH
BULLET HOLES IN A DIFFERENT
SHOOTING EARLY TUESDAY ON 9TH
AVENUE.
A 12-YEAR-OLD WAS SLEEPING IN A
BEDROOM.
96-YEAR-OLD SLEEPING IN ANOTHER
HOUSE.
>> I DON'T WANT MY GRANDKIDS TO
GET A STRAY BULLET CAUSE OF
SOME MESS THAT'S GOING ON ON THE
STREETS, I DON'WANT TO GET
HIT, BUT THAT WAUNCALLED FOR,
THAT WAS UNNECESSARY.
TAMMY: MIDDLETOWN POLICE CHIEF
RODNEY MUTESPAW MET WITH PASTORS
AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
THE CHIEF SAYS THEY'RE TAKING A
ZERO TOLERANCE STANCE ON THE
VIOLENCE.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING TO TOLERATE
IT AT ALL AND ONE O THE
MANDATES I GAVE OUR STAFIS
WE'RE GOING OUT THERFULL
FORCE, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TRYING
TO DTHE RIGHT THING PREVENTION
WISE, WE'RE GOING TO ATTACK
THOSE THAT COMMIT CRIMES LIKE
THIS BECAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS.
TAMMY: INVESTIGATORS ARRESTED
DAQUAN BAREFIELD AND DAN
WHITAKER.
THEY HAVE WARRANTS FORWO MORE
SUSPECTS.
>> WE HAVE TO NOT BE AFRAID, WE
HAVE TO NOT BE AFRAID TO TAKE
OUR CITY BACK YOU KNOW, IF YOU
SEE SOMETHING GOING ON, TELL
SOMEBODY CALL THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT LET THEM KNOW.
THEY DON'T KNOW IF NOBODY TEL
THEM ANYTHING.
TAMMY: THE CHIEF SAYS THERE IS A
TASK FORCE PATROLLING BARS A
TROUBLE AREAS IN CASE MORE

String of shootings in Middletown over last two weeks are related, police say